White Cloud Retreat
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"How do we find out the answer(s)?" asked an old man.
"Another good question," said the chairman. "By listening, not to the outer world but to your inner voice that has all the answers (if you ask questions), which is why the Latin word 'educate' means to draw from within - not to shove from outside."
"This brings us to another interesting topic - negativity," said the chairman.
"People are not negative as the case is made out to be; your 'being' tricks you into believing there is danger (when in many cases there is no danger) and paints a situation negative. It is constantly evaluating in 1s (It's safe) and 0's (It's not safe), and the result of this evaluation is what makes people negative. Ironically, negativity prolongs your longevity. You live long - but have you truly lived is the big question."
"Is there a way out?" asked a worried young woman.
"Of course," boomed the chairman, which sent strong ripples of positive energy out into the room. This lifted everyone's spirit once more. "We'll discuss it shortly."
"For now, remember that this "blueprint of blueprints - this 0 and 1" controls everything - from your financial destiny to your social life to your culinary choices to the type of games you play."
“So to recap - you are bleeding precious energy because you daydream, blame, complain and criticize, because you are infatuated, because you are weighed down by useless memories, because of sin and guilt, and the fear of death, since you are unaware of a higher and supreme truth that you are immortal, that you can never die, that nothing can kill you.”
CHAPTER 8
The Turnaround
“Are you now able to understand why the vast majority will never be rich?” asked the chairman, as he studied their faces intently.
“Also, you now begin to realize why most are popping along in life, one pill after the other,” said the chairman, wistfully.
"Yeah, we always thought that money was about business, socializing and marrying into rich families," said one man. "Looks like we’re gonna have to reassess our plans.”
“Now I know why higher education is meaningless, they never mention any of this,” said one gal in frustration.
“Why talk about higher education? Schools fill children with so much crap nowadays,” added a young man.
“Makes sense to me, I got hammered in school and look what happened to me,” another guy chimed in.
“Looks like we’re all sailing in the same boat,” said an older gentleman.
The chairman listened intently to the spirited dialogue he had triggered.
“Consciously or not, our school system’s purpose is to train students to do a job they dislike, and ironically expect them to give it their all,” said a young guy. “You know, so much schooling is completing tasks that one has no aptitude or heart for, or tasks that are simply academic. And after 12 years of this bullshit, students refuse to embrace a challenge unless there's drudgery, senseless repetition and insanity involved.”
“Which is why more and more people are home schooling children nowadays,” said one gal.
“I guess that’s why those who drop out of school end up smarter; lesser conditioning leads to lesser memories which gives you the freedom to come up with original thoughts,” said a woman with a wry smile.
“The little ones are precious. If the early years are filled with fear, doubt, criticism and anger, then all efforts to turn a new leaf are met with stiff resistance,” said the chairman.
“This leads to a hunger, a hunger to be validated, to be appreciated, to be loved, the bigger the hunger the bigger the malediction for megalomania.”
“This hunger drives you wayward as you push for name, fame and recognition; you are searching for the “affection and appreciation” you never got when you were little.”
“You run roughshod over all the blessings and miracles waiting for you, if only you had slowed down and embraced them, what a beautiful life this would have been!”
“I’m now beginning to understand why most people are so afraid of life. The fear, the guilt, the conditioning, the memories… ugh,” said an elderly lady, shaking her head in disgust.
“I just want to take this bag of poop I’ve been carrying all my life and throw it in the ocean,” said another.
“We’ve been driving with the hand brake on, burning precious energy on nothing,” said a senior gentleman.
“And most people don’t even know where the hand-brake is,” uttered another.
“I like where this is going,” said one man, with a smile so big that you could have walked right into it.
“Me too, it’s the exact opposite of what we’ve been taught so far,” beamed another.
“Looks like we’ve been making the wrong dickcisions for a long time,” said a young guy.
"But how do we begin if we have very little or nothing to start the journey?" asked a distraught young woman.
“To attain fulfillment one has to start with fulfillment, and contentment, is being in a state of fulfillment at all times," said the chairman smiling.
"You make it sound so easy," she said giggling.
“I say we take a pledge that from this moment on we’re gonna LIVE, and not leak and creak our way through life, and no more fear or guilt, screw that crap,” said one man, as he put his hand out.
Everyone put their hand out and yelled: “YEAH.”
"Can anyone tell me what you guys just did?" asked the chairman. They shook their heads in the negative.
"You changed your attitude, and the right attitude is priceless.
"We'll now discuss something so simple yet so profound that the sooner you embrace it, the faster your fortunes will turn around. It's ancient but timeless, and it's the most precious thing I possess when it comes to making money, it's called - Actionless Action."
Other thought provoking, life changing chapters include - Mother's Special Recipe for Success, Reverse Engineering your Deepest Fear, Be Very Selfish & Don't Forget the 'F' Word, Living in the Now, The Secret of the Billion Bits, The Essence and a Big Surprise at the very end.
Further Reading - Chapters 9 to 16
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ABOUT DIANNE
Dianne lives in Huntington Beach, California with her husband Tom, a former California State Senator, and her new boxer puppy, Kelly. Her passions are cooking and dogs and whenever she has a little free time, you can find her in the kitchen or in the yard throwing a ball. She is a frequent contributor to the Huffington Post.
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